NUJ London summer gathering 🎉 4 Aug, 6 pm, The Samuel Pepys A little cross-branch celebration! All NUJ members welcome. buff.ly/5jT2aAC
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NUJ London Freelance
Профиль Vively@NUJOfficial London Freelance branch. Connecting and supporting journalists with campaigns, intel, training and events. | Meets: 2nd Mon/mo. Run by @nikatalbot.bsky.social
Awards, prizes and bursaries closing soon... ✍️ For students - George Viner Memorial bursary, and BJTC - outstanding broadcast journalism. Also: Write to end violence against women, and the Press Awards 2027. Good luck!
Awards, prizes and bursaries | The FreelanceOur running list of excellent journo opportunities...buff.ly
The Journalist Jun-Jul issue is out! Plus, our Freelance supplement - latest news and #journoopps. Interesting piece on job loss, career shifts & mindset - something we'll be talking about more in Sep/Oct. Read now:
The Journalist June-July 2026Our cover feature explores the range of reasons why fewer young people are becoming journalists including how social media’s generation gap might be contributing to this issue.buff.ly
📆 NCTJ summer training opps! Brush up on important skills in your journo toolkit. Coming up: - Interviewing skills lunch and learn - 3 Aug - Feature writing masterclass - 5 Aug - Editing & proofreading masterclass - 10 Aug Book now (special rates for NUJ members):
CPD live courses scheduleWelcome to the NCTJ Journalism Skills Academy CPD calendar. We host regular, high-impact virtual journalism training sessions designed to advance your career. buff.lyBritish Journalism Awards 2026 🏆 - open for entries! Lots of categories - news, features, comment pieces, investigations, photojournalism, and more - across all mediums. Submit your entry by 24 Sept: buff.ly/qC0Zqqf Go for it. Good luck!
British Journalism Awards 2026 Recognising the best journalism produced for a UK audience, these awards exist to celebrate work that is revelatory and has real-world impact.buff.ly'A new strategic direction for UK media' - green paper + public consultation ✍️ Members - please take a few mins to respond to the consultation by 31 Aug. Some important thoughts on and context here:
What are public service media in the age of TikTok? | The FreelanceNotes on a UK government consultation that offers Google a chance to kill the BBC.buff.ly"People [talk about]: ‘What’s the future of journalism?’ and ‘How can we adapt?’ But very rarely is it discussed, ‘What does that take from us?’ And especially from female journalists.” Please report any incidents in our Journalist Safety Tracker, so we can tackle this.
UK journalists ‘self-censoring stories about Trump and the right over safety fears’Government-backed investigation finds risks are normalised amid ‘a narrowing of the public conversation’buff.ly“NUJ members stand in solidarity with printers affected by the closure. “We remind the Reach leadership that most of its revenue still comes from print and call for an end to the culture of cuts at its famous titles.”
Mirror Group Newspapers chapel pay tribute to Watford print site workersThe NUJ’s Mirror Group Newspapers chapel have paid tribute to workers at the newspaper printing site in Watford.buff.ly
⟳ Репост от NUJ London Freelance
Klaus Thymann: “The truth has become optional" Detained in Uganda documenting Rwenzori's melting glaciers. #pressfreedom www.nikatalbot.io/p/klaus-thym...
Klaus Thymann: “The truth has become optional"Detained in Uganda documenting Rwenzori's melting glacierswww.nikatalbot.io📆 Making Freelance Journalism Pay - save the date! Sat 10 Oct, London Paid opp for a member - we need a little help with refreshments (any food writers here!?) Please send your proposal and questions to food@londonfreelance.org by 1 Sept.
Call for tenders - feeding freelances | The Freelanceat our event on 10 Octoberbuff.ly📣 NUJ Rate for the Job - helping YOU negotiate better rates. See what other freelancers have been paid for similar work. Please share what you've had or been offered - in strict confidence. Share a Rate for the Job:
Share a Rate for the JobTell us in strict confidence what you get for freelance journalism, pleasebuff.lySeamus Dooley, NUJ assistant general secretary said: “Today’s judgment is not only a welcome vindication of Vincent, it also reinforces the need for a judge-led inquiry into the unlawful surveillance of journalists, lawyers, human rights defenders by police and security forces."
NUJ welcomes victory for Vincent Kearney in state surveillance tribunalThe NUJ has welcomed a decision by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) to order MI5 and Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to pay £20,000 in damages to journalist and union member Vincent…buff.ly"The potential loss of an alternative voice in the sector and employment opportunities for both staff and freelance journalists would be a blow to media plurality." - Laura Davison, NUJ general secretary. If you're a member working for The Canary, please get in touch.
Canary debanking sets ‘disturbing precedent for press freedom’, says NUJThe NUJ is seeking an explanation in response to reports that Lloyds Bank has suspended access to The Canary’s funds without giving a reason.buff.ly